362  
FNCA52 TJSJ 170824  
FWFSJU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
INCREASING DAYTIME RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL. WINDS WILL  
REMAIN FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST TODAY AND RANGE BETWEEN 12 AND  
20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AND SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS.  
THE RISK IS LOW TODAY, BUT WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY INFORMED.  
 
PRZ014-180830-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+28) 69 (-2) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 44 (-15) 91 (+4) 49  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 21 G28 E 17 G20 E 18 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 21 G28 E 17 G20 E 18 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4890 5500  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 24 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 102690 110000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ015-180830-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+23) 66 (-3) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-11) 94 (+3) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 G19 E 17 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 G19 E 17 E 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5370 5880  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 24 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 112770 111720  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ016-180830-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+26) 69 (-2) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-6) 97 (+2) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 20 G23 E 18 E 20  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 20 G23 E 18 E 20  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4890 5660  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 25 E 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107580 101880  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ017-180830-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 10 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+24) 66 (-3) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-4) 97 (0) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 E 16 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 19 E 16 E 17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5430 6640  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 103170 106240  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ018-180830-  
WEST COAST-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+27) 67 (-2) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 61 (-7) 94 (-2) 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 17 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 17 E 17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4470 5290  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53640 68770  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ019-180830-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+24) 67 (-3) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-5) 97 (+3) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 E 18 E 17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 E 18 E 17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4870 5000  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 25 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107140 95000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ022-180830-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+19) 66 (-3) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-7) 99 (+2) 70  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 G18 E 14 E 14 G17  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 G18 E 14 E 14 G17  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4300 4090  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 98900 81800  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ023-180830-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+23) 63 (-4) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-8) 98 (0) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 13 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 13 E 11  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5980 6950  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 20 E 16  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 101660 97300  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ024-180830-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+19) 66 (-2) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 71 (-6) 98 (+3) 72  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 14 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 14 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4380 4370  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 28 E 24  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105120 91770  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 5 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ025-180830-  
VIEQUES-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+26) 71 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-4) 94 (+1) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 20 G24 E 20 G25 E 18 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 20 G24 E 20 G25 E 18 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3570 3810  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 28 E 26  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 85680 87630  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ026-180830-  
CULEBRA-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+25) 73 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-4) 94 (+5) 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 20 G24 E 21 G26 E 19 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 20 G24 E 21 G26 E 19 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3370 3580  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 30 E 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87620 78760  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ027-180830-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 10  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+27) 68 (-3) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 46 (-13) 91 (+1) 52  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 24 G29 E 20 G25 E 24 G29  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 24 G29 E 20 G25 E 24 G29  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5350 5450  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 20 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 90950 109000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ001-180830-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+23) 73 (-2) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (0) 96 (+6) 68  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 G24 E 21 G27 E 19 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 19 G24 E 21 G27 E 19 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3570 3750  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 29 E 25  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89250 82500  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ002-180830-  
ST CROIX-  
424 AM AST SAT JAN 17 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+25) 72 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-2) 91 (0) 66  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 20 G24 E 20 G25 E 19 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 20 G24 E 20 G25 E 19 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4020 4320  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 30 E 28  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 104520 103680  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
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